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Who founded Cape May County? ›

Cape May County was formally created on November 12, 1692 by an Act of the General Assembly of the Province of West New Jersey. It was among the four counties formally created with their initial boundaries defined by that legislative act: Burlington, Gloucester, Salem and Cape May.

Cape May Court House is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Middle Township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area.

Our Record Room at the Office of the County Clerk is open to the public where all documents, including, deeds, mortgages, maps, liens, releases, easem*nts, powers of attorney, trade names, assignments, medical licenses, and veteran peddler licenses are available for inspection by the public.

This information is pretty simple to find. That's because property tax information is public record in New Jersey.

The John Hand Black and White House is a national historic landmark in Cape May. It is said to be the oldest house in Cape May. Circa 1690 John Hand led a group of Mayflower Settlers to Cape May from Montauk NY.

The City of Cape May played a pivotal role between North and South in the fight to end slavery, attracting both southern plantation owners, northern abolitionists, and Underground Railroad Leaders. The Center of abolitionist activism can be viewed today on Lafayette and Franklin Streets in the heart of Cape May City.

Recording Fees and Transfer Taxes for New Jersey Real Estate

The person who requests that the deed be recorded is responsible for paying the fees. New Jersey has a transfer tax that the grantor pays. The tax must be paid when the deed is submitted for recording. There are instances when a deed is tax-exempt.

Divorce case files are available or public viewing on FACTS under New Jersey's Electronic Access Program. The records available for public access are for informational purposes only. To access FACTS, interested persons must submit completed enrollment forms to the eCourts team at the Superior Court Clerk's office.

In New Jersey, you do not have to file or record your will with a court or in public records for it to be valid. When you do, it becomes a matter of public record. However, the advantage of always knowing your will is stored on file—and ready to use—may outweigh the disadvantage of anyone being able to access it.

At their essence, property taxes are a fee for services. In New Jersey, they are the primary source for funding schools, roads, and services such as police, fire and emergency medical services. The best way to keep property taxes low is to keep services to a minimum, various experts have argued over the years.

Do you own the property if you pay someone's property taxes in New Jersey? ›

You don't get immediate ownership of the property, but do get a right in that property. If the property owner pays the back taxes, you get all your money back plus the interest, If the property owner doesn't pay, then you get the property, and you get it without a mortgage.

Hawaii is the state with the lowest real estate property tax rate, while New Jersey is the state with the highest, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

Cape May was named after a Dutch captain, Cornelius Jacobsen Mey. Due to a misspelling on the original paperwork, Cape “Mey” became Cape May, NJ. Dutch used to refer to modern day South Jersey as the “New Netherlands.” Cape May's first hotel was the Atlantic House, built in 1791 by Ellis Hughes.

The City of Cape May, “The Nation's Oldest Seashore Resort,” is located at the southern tip of the Cape May Peninsula in New Jersey.

Two of these Indian bands were the Tuckahoes, who lived along the Tuckahoe River in what is now the county's northern section, and the Kechemeches, who ruled from what is today Cape May Court House south to Cape May Point. Some of our 20th Century roads were originally paths cleared by these Native Americans.

The canal was finally constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers during World War II to provide a protected route to avoid German U-boats operating off Cape May Point and to become part of the Intracoastal Waterway.